At night, a large press conference was being held in front of the gate of the Red Fort in Dragon City.
The King's Square was crowded with people, and dozens of aerostats were hovering in the sky, casting countless incandescent beams of light onto the square, illuminating the entire area.
The area around the moat bridge was crowded with reporters holding microphones and cameras high, and their spotlights flashed, illuminating the night as if it were day.
The focus of the audience was on the press conference box, where two goddesses representing the top leaders of the Northern Alliance attended together. Whether it is the Alluring Princess Lacey Maris or the Great Priest Ye Yang Bailiu, they are all the focus figures with explosive popularity and extremely high ratings.
The two iceberg goddesses of the Ambergris River and the two ice roses of the Ten Thousand Years Snow Mountain. As long as one of them appears, the press conference will become a hot news on the entire Internet, let alone two of them appearing at the same time.
But today, they are not the protagonists of the whole scene, but someone else.
I saw two goddesses standing on both sides of the press conference platform, one on the left and one on the right, with solemn, cold and solemn expressions, like two sculptures.
And in the middle of them stood a man who was not as tall as them.
Not only are the two goddesses not the protagonists, they have also been reduced to tool-like green foils.
Lacey Maris, with a net height of 1.79 meters and ten centimeter high heels, is more than half a head taller than her opponent, not to mention Ye Yang Bailiu, with a net height of 1.81 meters, just like basketball stars and fans. group photo.
But due to the position problem - the other party stood in the C position in the middle, it seemed that the two of them were more like his guards.
Prior to this, they would only take a back seat when the Northern Princess Aaliya was present, using their unparalleled grace to set off the Northern Princess's supreme status. Otherwise, under any circumstances, they would represent the highest level of the Northern Alliance. They are all the masters of the C position.
What's even more shocking is that the red-flowered man who grabbed the C position actually wore a white face-covering mask, hiding his true appearance from the eyes of the world.
What was even more shocking and jaw-dropping was that the moment this mysterious man spoke, the whole world guessed his identity.
This magical operation that deceives oneself and others and deceives others is simply challenging the bottom line of IQ of people all over the world.
What makes people even more angry and maddening, feeling despised and fooled, who can't help but want to rush to the streets to smash and yell, to vent their dissatisfaction is that this person wears a mask but everyone knows full well that he has no identity. The suspenseful big shot only said one sentence during the entire huge press conference.
"I don't need to say any more nonsense. Our goal is very simple, which is to unify the north!"
Under the podium, Lacey kicked the masked man to remind him if he had missed something. Ye Yang Bailiu next to him also glanced sideways, and the latter added calmly, "Unify the Ambergris River..."
The voice of the last part was very low, as if he had a guilty conscience and deliberately ignored it.
It is impossible to unify the Ambergris River. The palms and backs of the hands are all flesh. How can we unify them?
However, under the supervision and urging of the two little whistleblowers, he still fulfilled some of his obligations as the chief prime minister of the Northern Alliance. At least verbally, he aimed to kill the seductress Cuilis who usurped the country and unified the Ambergris River. .
Of course, in order to balance the relationship between the two parties, he will also make a similar declaration as the prime minister of Ice Blue City after returning to the south.
Aaliyah did not restrict his freedom. She had clarified his rights and obligations after adopting a "soft policy" and "sugar-coated bullets" that night.
"I don't care where you go, or what you do, or what method you use, as long as I catch up with that Bichi's progress!"
These are the exact words of the Princess of the North.
So now as long as he wants, he can go back to Ice Blue City and get into Trilis' bed at any time.
But who would refuse the power that comes to them for free?
He is the prime minister in the south and the prime minister in the north. He holds heavy troops from the north and the south. He is the most powerful man in the entire Ambergris River.
And he only needs to wear a mask to have two identities, fearing that the whole world will know that they are the same person.
The reason is very simple. Aaliyah has no objection. Even if Cuillis knows about it, she probably won't have any objections either. But the premise is that someone dares to risk his life to advise and Cuillis believes it.
Based on his understanding of Trilis, unless he admits it himself, the other party will not believe anyone. Perhaps Abel, who has the same love as his father, is an exception, but Abel supports his relationship with Triris and is unlikely to undermine him.
And the reason why he did this, to blatantly fool the whole world, was just to make all parties look better and have a step down.
Many people will even take the initiative to maintain this "secret". After all, the people hope that the war will end soon and return to a peaceful life.
If one person holds supreme power between the North and the South, will he be able to promote peace talks between the North and the South in the future and end the war as soon as possible?
"This is the most outrageous, fucked up and disgusting thing I have ever seen in my life, bar none." Qing Emperor Zhao Yuankai commented.
"The two friends of the Red Kingdom have really disgraced our supreme power." Assaddin IX, the chief of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, secretly sarcastically said.
"This is definitely the highest level of fighting I have ever seen." A certain emperor from the Eastern Continent sighed.
"Even I have to admit that I envy this lord. Should we call him prime minister or prime minister?" a certain king of the Western Continent said in an interview.
"This is a problem of the times." A current affairs commentator from a mainstream media quoted the views expressed by a certain king of the Western Continent in an interview.
"Perhaps he doesn't know that the snowman with one eye blind is not ranked second or sixth in the world, but at eleventh. The same words can also be used for people who sleep in coffins during the day. Maybe he has ten consecutive Nothing, poor child..." Sheryl Avila, a reporter in the Palace of the Ice Blue City Pioneer Daily, commented on current affairs.
The uproar caused by the press conference did not end in a short time, but lasted for nearly half a month.
During this period, Chen Xing was not affected by any public opinion, and no one dared to expose his identity in front of him. Because everyone knows who is standing behind him.
If there is still a tiny bit of room for justice in a supremely powerful man's false pretense, then now there are two supremely powerful men, and no one wants to get in trouble with this two-faced man.
Some people say that even if Lumsden, the guardian of the world, appears here, he will look confused.
During this period, Chen Xing made a series of arrangements.
First, the house in Lizard City was renovated and used as the Prime Minister's office.
The housekeeper Lao K temporarily replaced Xiao Yang as the Prime Minister's assistant, assisting in handling related matters.
Ye Qian, Li Mei, and Jin Zeli, three well-educated maids, took off their maid uniforms and put on secretary uniforms to serve as secretarial staff in the Prime Minister's Office.
Due to the shortage of manpower, the young apprentice Margulies was transferred from the Expeditionary Force Staff Department and joined the secretarial team as an intern secretary.
Xiaoyou and the thirty-two flower girls continued their original work as maids.
As soon as she learned that her master had returned to Dragon City, Jian Yue Canglian proposed to come back to fulfill her duties as the palace maid. However, due to the management needs of the expeditionary army, Chen Xing asked her to temporarily stay in the army.
Then he summoned most of the top officials except the king and the commander-in-chief, who was unable to withdraw from the army, to understand and grasp the specific situation in the north, and at the same time, it also played a role in declaring the power of the prime minister.
During this period, Dongfang Xuanran, who actually controlled the Silver Claw Principality, ran over and expressed her loyalty again.
After completing a series of tasks, Chen Xing had a basic understanding of the situation in the north. After a few days of thinking, he initially came up with a way to break the deadlock in the north.
That afternoon, the sun was shining brightly. He put a table of snacks in the back garden of the house and was about to discuss it with Ye Yang Bailiu, but he didn't expect that the other party came to the door first.
The reason why Ye Yang Bailiu came to the door was to intercede for Pang Youcai. Before he returned to Orchid Town, he was the one who reported the news to Giant Lizard City.
In fact, Chen Xing had forgotten this matter a long time ago. To him now, the other party is just an insignificant person. Whether it is dealt with or not, it has no practical significance to him.
But when he saw Ye Yang Bailiu interceding for other men, he became angry.
"You've made great progress, classmate Ye Yang. Now you can even intercede for men from other families!" Chen Xing said in a sinister tone.
"I'm so jealous when I wake up." Ye Yang Bailiu rolled his eyes, then straightened his face and persuaded, "Pang Youcai is only responsible for his duties. If he doesn't report what he knows, his family will suffer."
"What does that have to do with me?" Chen Xing spread his hands, looking indifferent.
"Why have you become so stingy? As the ancients said, the prime minister can hold a boat in his heart, and arguing with little people will damage your image as prime minister." Ye Yang Bailiu said.
"Let's put this aside for now. I have other things to discuss with you." Chen Xing didn't intend to waste time on this small matter, but he didn't want to give in right away, so he changed the topic.
"I don't want to discuss it with you." Ye Yang Bailiu got angry.
"No way..." Chen Xing looked incredulous, "Do you care so much about other people's men?"
"It has nothing to do with Pang Youcai! I just want to ask for mercy. As for whether he is dead or alive, I don't care about your reputation, Prime Minister!"
Ye Yang Bailiu's words are sharp and full of gunpowder. It seems that he has been holding back for a long time and finally broke out.
"You were talking about me just now. You got so angry when we met. Do you want to rebel?" Chen Xing gestured to the Kingdom Ring in her hand to remind the other party to pay attention to her identity. The person in front of her was the Prime Minister of the Red Kingdom.
"I just want to rebel!" Ye Yang Bailiu puffed up his chest, forced himself in front of Chen Xing, and looked at him condescendingly. His face was sullen, his chest was heaving, and he seemed to have countless resentments.
"What's wrong with you?" Chen Xing was a little confused. He was obviously very good when we met a few days ago, so why did he fall out so much today?
Ye Yang Bailiu stared at him for a while, then suddenly became discouraged, "Forget it, I won't argue with you anymore!"
After saying that, she returned to the wicker chair and sat down. Chen Xing frowned and asked, "Classmate Ye Yang, where did I offend you?"
She showed a desperate expression, "Forget it, I won't understand even if I tell someone like you."
"What kind of person am I?" Chen Xing asked.
"Bad guy." Ye Yang Bailiu said.
"Forget it if you don't tell me." Chen Xing waved his hand helplessly, then his face hardened and he said seriously, "I'm looking for you today because I have something important to ask you to do."
"Tell me, Prime Minister, no, Mr. Prime Minister, if you need to use this beast like me, you can just send me. Don't be pretentious and invite me? I can't afford it. You are the Prime Minister, so just give the order. Yes, do you need to invite me?"
Yeyang Bailiu said angrily, getting more and more enthusiastic as he spoke.
Chen Xing's face darkened and he reminded, "Great Priest, I'm talking to you about something serious!"
"Prime Minister, I am also telling you something serious~" Ye Yang Bai Liumei said with a smile, but anyone could see that the smile was fake and as cold as ice.
Chen Xing squinted his eyes, a cold light blooming in his eyes, full of warning.
"What, you're not happy?" Ye Yang Bailiu met his gaze unwillingly, "If you're not happy, you can go complain to your princess."
When Chen Xing saw this, although he was very unhappy, he knew Ye Yang Bailiu's character very well.
She rarely gets angry, but the fact that she is not angry does not mean that she is open-minded, but that she tolerates it for the time being. But if the resentment accumulates too much and there is no channel to resolve it, it will explode all at once.
A woman with this kind of personality is either not angry at all, or she is extremely angry.
And once you get angry, you will ignore it and fight to the death.
Ye Yang Bailiu is in this state now. If it continues, even if he doesn't fight him with a knife like Lacey, it will make him uncomfortable for a long time.
However, Ye Yang Bailiu has an awkward personality, and persuading him with nice words will not only fail to solve the problem, but will also increase the other party's arrogance.
You can use this method to deal with Lacey, but to deal with Ye Yang Bailiu, you must fight fire with fire.
"Ye Yang Bailiu!"
Chen Xing shouted in a deep voice, "You still have the nerve to get angry with me!"
Originally, Ye Yang Bailiu was angry, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he became. However, he did not expect that evil man Chen Xing complained first, and was stunned by him for a moment. Chen Xing didn't give her a chance to speak, and a series of artillery fire came over.
"You betrayed me when I was at the lowest point in my life!"
"When I needed you most, you treated me coldly and abandoned me, but you threw yourself into the arms of others. In front of me, you were so naked..." At this point, Chen Xing described Unable to go on any longer, he changed his tone and sighed:
"Tell me, are you worthy of me by doing this?"
"Is this worthy of your conscience?"
Ye Yang Bai Liu bit his lip, stared at him for a while, and said, "Okay, you want to settle old scores, right? Then let's settle them..."
"You raped/me..."
"Don't deny it. I made a mistake. I wanted to steal your things, but stealing is stealing and rape is rape!"
"Then what?" Chen Xing stretched out his hand and said, "Perform as you wish."
"Despite this, I still accept you and regard you as my own man."
"We got to know each other first, and you got to know that wandering girl later. And then you said she was your first love, so who am I? Am I your sex partner or a slave girl!"
"Is there a problem with this?" Chen Xing interrupted her, "Isn't it normal for men to make fun of each other and say some nice love words?"
"Yes, you are just acting out of luck. Then you are just fooling around with me. Why don't you say that I am your first love? Why don't you tell other women that I am your first love?" Ye Yang Bailiu seemed to have grabbed his pigtails and spoke in an aggressive tone, " Do you think we are all fools?"
"Do you think we didn't communicate afterward?"
"Do you dare to swear to God, among the women you have touched, apart from that Liu Ying, you have said such love words to any woman."
"I dare!" Chen Xing confidently swore on the spot, "If I hadn't told other women, I would be struck by lightning and die!"
At the same time, he muttered in his heart: Don't be weird if there are any strange things. Don't take children's words seriously. Don't let God strike you, don't strike by lightning, don't die...
Seeing Chen Xingfa swearing, Ye Yang Bailiu felt a little embarrassed. Although she had communicated with other women, there was no guarantee that these little bitches wouldn't lie. Faced with the demon princess' wrath, she didn't dare to say anything like this.
Even if it were her, the great priest under the throne, she might not admit it.
Maybe it was true, but she forgot. You know, the bad guy can tell any nonsense when he coaxes a woman.
"Bah, bah, bah, who told you to swear? Just spit out your saliva and pretend you never said it!"
Ye Yang Bailiu grabbed Chen Xing and spit a few mouthfuls of saliva. Just when Chen Xing thought that the matter was over, Ye Yang Bailiu seemed to remember something and his temper rose again.
"I won't talk about this matter." She turned over a page but picked up a new page. "I think that as your woman, I respect you."
Ye Yang Bailiu looked serious, "Not to mention raising eyebrows, at least to respect your independent personality as a human being."
"But what did you do to me?" She looked at him with a look of resentment.
Chen Xing felt confused for a while, "What did I do to you?"
"Look at you, you have even forgotten what outrageous things you have done, which means you don't take it seriously at all." Ye Yang Bailiu said disappointedly.
"Let's not play charades, okay? One of us is a high priest and the other is the prime minister. We are both important figures in the kingdom. Can we be more efficient? There are still many things waiting for us to deal with." Chen Xing collapsed a little He said, he had made a vow, maybe he would be struck by lightning when he went out tomorrow, what else did the other party want?
"Do you want me to die to make you feel better? Just like that Lacey, you wish I could die!" Chen Xing also felt a lot of resentment inexplicably.
To be honest, when he thought of the scene of Ye Yang Bailiu kissing Aaliya in front of him, he felt bad all over.
Betrayal, naked betrayal!
He sometimes feels that he and Aaliyah are brothers, and then he is given to him by his brother...
"Forget it, I'll just die!" Chen Xing said with abandon.
"You rode me!" Ye Yang Bailiu said bitterly, "You treated me like an animal!" She gritted her teeth, "In your eyes, I am just a female animal for you to play with!"
"Isn't it the same with Aaliyah?" Chen Xing said, and added sourly, "Isn't the same with your current boyfriend?"
"She is her, and I am me!" Ye Yang Bailiu said angrily.
"Okay, okay, this is my fault. I shouldn't disrespect you." Chen Xing showed weakness at the right time, "I will never do this again, okay?"
Ye Yang Bailiu looked at him with gritted teeth, and the flames in his eyes seemed to burn him to ashes.
Chen Xing stepped forward and put his arm around her shoulders, grabbing her hand, "I'm sorry, I will never do this to you again."
"But you also made me very sad..." Chen Xing wiped his eyes deliberately, "You and Aaliya are like that, I want to die."
"That's why you were angry with me first!" Ye Yang Bailiu bumped him with his shoulder, with a hint of complaint and anger in his tone.
A woman's anger comes quickly and leaves quickly...
"Let's not hurt each other in the future, okay? We have to respect each other and treat each other as equals. I promise, if I ride on you in the future, I'll be damned..."
Chen Xing came right away, but before he could finish his words, he was blocked by a soft hand.
"Don't talk nonsense!" Ye Yang Bailiu taught him a lesson.
"Yes, yes, listen to my wife and don't talk nonsense." Chen Xing said with a smile.
"You really deserve a beating." Ye Yang Bailiu bit his lips, the resentment in his eyes had been replaced by endless love.
"You can beat him as much as you want, even to death." Chen Xing said seriously.
"How shameless~" Ye Yang Bailiu hugged him hard, then smiled slightly and said, "You can ride that bitch."
"who?"
"Who else is there, Her Royal Highness the Princess?"
After this little interlude, the two of them could finally start talking about business.
"What do you think is the cause of the current deadlock in the north?" Chen Xing asked.
"Does this still need to be analyzed? Is there anything besides internal fighting?" Ye Yang Bailiu said.
"What do you think is the source of the internal strife?" Chen Xing asked again.
Ye Yang Bailiu didn't think carefully and replied, "You mean fighting for power?"
"No, I'm referring to the source, not the cause." Chen Xing said.
Ye Yang Bailiu thought for a long time, and finally shook his head, "I don't understand what you mean."
"The source lies with Lacey and the eldest prince." Chen Xing gave the answer directly.
"Why do you say that?" Ye Yang Bailiu frowned. She seemed to have thought of something, but it was so vague that she couldn't grasp the thread.
"Listen to my analysis..." Chen Xing took a sip of black tea, put down the cup, and said slowly, "In the Northern Alliance, Lacey and Ricardo have the strongest military capabilities, and they are evenly matched."
"Yeah." Ye Yang Bailiu nodded.
Ricardo, known as the "eagle owl on the shoulders of the dragon", is recognized as one of the four great military geniuses in the clay world, and he is the most comprehensive.
Lacey's military talents are no worse than Ricardo's, but because her beauty and strength are too dazzling, many people ignore her military talents.
"That's the problem. There is no room for two tigers in one mountain."
"Our opponent is a cunning fox, but our eagle and snake are at war with each other."
"As the two most powerful military forces of the Northern Alliance, they sat on the wall and watched. No one was willing to move first, so everyone followed suit and followed suit. This was the source of the deadlock."
"As far as I know, Ricardo really wants to compete with Lin Yuanzheng." Ye Yang Bailiu said.
"It's a pity that Ricardo is not the commander-in-chief of the First Army, but just a strategist under Gavin Maris. The only thing he can use is his Falcon Legion."
"But the Falcon Legion is too small for a war of this scale and cannot leverage the entire war situation."
"Even if Ricardo had the idea of breaking the deadlock and competing with Lin Yuanzheng, it was only because of his weakness."
"I understand." Ye Yang Bailiu is a smart man who understands everything at once, and said according to Chen Xing's train of thought, "And the root of everything is the sway of the Red Dragon Grand Duke. The eldest prince has limited talents, but he is the orthodox heir, and the eldest princess has talents Highly capable, but born as a girl.”
"According to aristocratic practice, the heir to the throne is the direct son first, and the direct daughter second."
"Although the eldest prince can inherit the red dragon, he is only a great lord at best. Lacey still has room for improvement. If he inherits the red dragon, he will at least be a little king."
"So the Red Dragon Grand Duke has been wavering between his eldest son and his eldest daughter, refusing to divide the territory."
"So now you want to persuade the Red Dragon Grand Duke to separate the family early?" Ye Yang Bailiu asked.
"Smart!" Chen Xing gave a thumbs up, "You are indeed a top student from the Noble Academy of Lizard City!"
"Glib tongue~" Ye Yang Bailiu pushed him angrily, "I don't have any milk for compliments."
Chen Xing knew that the other party was teasing him, but business was more important now. After all, this was the key to breaking the deadlock in the north, so he pretended not to understand and continued, "I need you to convince the Red Dragon Grand Duke to come to my office to see me."
"You want me to go?" Ye Yang Bailiu smiled, "He wants to recruit me to be his daughter-in-law."
"Your man's current official position is higher than his, so he wouldn't dare." Chen Xing said.
"Then why didn't you let the princess urge him to come to you?"
Ye Yang Bailiu asked. Chen Xing's intention is obvious. As the Prime Minister, in order to maintain his dignity, he cannot take the initiative to find his subordinates. However, the Red Dragon Grand Duke is a territorial noble and an out-and-out local snake. If he really wants to disobey his orders and not come to see Chen Xing, he has hundreds of ways and excuses.
So Chen Xing wanted Ye Yang Bailiu to be a lobbyist and persuade the Red Dragon Grand Duke to come to see him.
But Ye Yang Bailiu put it more directly. Isn't the Red Dragon Grand Duke disobedient? Just use Aaliya to suppress him. If the Northern Princess says a word, the Red Dragon Duke will come over obediently.
"This makes me look useless," Chen Xing said. If you have to rely on your boss for everything, you won't be able to convince the crowd. It was Aaliyah that others were afraid of, not Chen Xing. If this happens once or twice, others will lose their respect and it will become increasingly difficult to manage.
Under the unspoken rules of the aristocratic circle, the leader's charisma comes first. If the nobles below ignored him, he would really be a polished commander.
When she was in the south, Cuillis was crazier, more cruel, and more brainless than Aaliyah. Others were afraid of him. Secondly, the people in the south were not familiar with Chen Xing. They couldn't figure out the details but didn't dare to look down upon him.
As for Chen Xing in the north, he definitely came from a lower class background, and many people had the experience of looking down upon him.
This stereotype cannot be changed in a day or two. Perhaps in the eyes of the Red Dragon Grand Duke, Chen Xing may still be stuck in the memory of a low-level mercenary or the mayor of the edge town.
Therefore, within two weeks of Chen Xing taking office, no king came to see him to express his loyalty.
To put it bluntly, these kings looked down on him, Chen Xing, and felt that he was a soft-boiled man who relied on women to rise to power and was not qualified to lead them.
Chen Xing's highest position in the Northern Alliance, that is, the commander of the expeditionary force, was still lower than the leader of the country. In the previous fight against Silver Claw, he also asked Dongfang Xuanyuan for help as a junior.
In Dongfang Xuanyuan's memory, he was still the junior who suddenly climbed up to become his boss, which would definitely be difficult to accept for a while.
This is normal in the workplace. Therefore, there will be a period of adaptation period for each character to regain his or her own position.
But now, the situation is urgent, and there is no such time for these pampered superiors to adapt. They must cut through the mess quickly and advance the war situation. To avoid long nights and many dreams and changes in the situation.
As a lobbyist, Ye Yang Bailiu is the most suitable person. Her status in the Northern Alliance is very high, but slightly lower than Chen Xing. It is very reasonable for her to handle this matter as his subordinate.
I think Chen Xing is a soft-boiled man, so I don’t have to give him face, but Ye Yang Bailiu is a real great healer. If he or his family encounters any disaster or illness in the future, he will not have time to ask for help?
Therefore, Ye Yang Bailiu is the most suitable candidate at present.
"Since the Prime Minister requested it, I will try it." Ye Yang Bailiu stood up and said, "But I can't guarantee success."
"And I think..." Ye Yang Bailiu paused, "It may be harder to convince Lacey than to convince Salode."
"Let's take it one step at a time." Chen Xing said. To be honest, he didn't have much confidence in interfering in the internal affairs of the royal family, especially when it came to inheritance rights.
Since ancient times, this has been a taboo of the Wang family, something that touches the bottom line of the great nobility. It can range from blood splattering in the court and fighting to the death to death, or it can lead to a massive army pressing down on the territory, prolonging the disaster for hundreds of years.
But unless this problem is resolved, the North will never be able to break the deadlock and win.
It’s inevitable, the only option is to give it a try!
